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We're excited to announce that applications are now OPEN for the New Zealand delegation for Ship for World Youth 32! If you're a young Kiwi looking for the experience of a lifetime, all the important details including selection criteria and application forms are on our application page here. Applications close…

RULES OF THE SHIP FOR WORLD YOUTH NEW ZEALAND INCORPORATED Section A: THE SOCIETY 1.0 INTERPRETATION 1.1 In this document, unless the context indicates otherwise: a) “SWYNZ” means The Ship for World Youth New Zealand Incorporated; b) “SWY” means the Ship for World Youth Leaders programme, or any equivalent replacement…

Kia ora everyone. This serves as an official announcement of the upcoming 2018 Annual General Meeting (AGM) for SWYNZ Alumni Association. The 2018 AGM will be on Sunday 19th August at 5pm New Zealand time. We hope our alumni from around New Zealand and around the world can join…

8 December 2016 PRESS RELEASE: SWY NZ Alumni Association Incorporated Twelve of New Zealand’s finest youth leaders assembled for the first time over the weekend of 26/27 November as they prepare to embark on the journey of a lifetime. The 29th Ship for World Youth Leaders programme will…

Sunday 7th August 2016 PRESS RELEASE: SWYNZAA (Ship for World Youth New Zealand Alumni Association) The Ship for World Youth (SWY) sets sail again in January 2017, with 12 youth from NZ joining 10 other countries including Kenya, Ukraine, Egypt, Brazil and Canada selected to represent their nation on…

A reflection piece by Stella Ivory who was part of SWY28 Why should you apply for Ship for World Youth? You get to go to Japan and learn so much about an incredible culture and about an incredible way of seeing the world. You get to make friends from almost…

SWY29 Applications for Participating Youth has now been extended The SWYNZ Alumni Association is excited to announce that Aotearoa New Zealand has been selected to attend the Ship for World Youth Leaders programme in Japan in 2017! We are currently receiving applications from 18 – 30 year olds (11 participating…

On April 16, 2016 a destructive earthquake of a magnitude of 7.8 impacted the coast of Ecuador. One of the cities affected was the city in which Monica SWY7 was born and raised, Bahia de Caraquez and other smaller towns near it. As we speak, the people there are without…

SWY28 Assistance Ship for World Youth 28 The New Zealand delegation to the 28th Ship for World Youth programme is extremely grateful for the large number of organisations and people that have contributed through either financial assistance or products to both support the delegation and enable the delegation to represent…

Tēnā koutou katoa, As you all probably know, Cyclone Pam recently caused a severe amount of destruction in Vanuatu and Tuvalu and has been edging towards the East coast of New Zealand in the last couple of days. Tamae Saito is co-ordinating a donation from SWY International to our SWY…